What league does Shawinigan Cataractes play in?

Shawinigan Cataractes play in the QMJHL.

When was Shawinigan Cataractes founded?

Shawinigan Cataractes was founded in 1969 in Shawinigan, QC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Shawinigan Cataractes based?

Shawinigan Cataractes is based in Shawinigan, QC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Shawinigan Cataractes?

The head coach of Shawinigan Cataractes is Denis Francoeur.

What arena does Shawinigan Cataractes play in?

Shawinigan Cataractes play their home games at Centre Gervais Auto in Shawinigan, QC, CAN.

What are the team colors of Shawinigan Cataractes?

The team colors of Shawinigan Cataractes are Blue + Gold.

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2000-2001 Shawinigan Cataractes Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
QMJHL
1.	Dominic Forget (LW/C)	71	47	94	141	78	51	10	4	5	9	8
2.	Radim Vrbata (RW/LW)	55	56	64	120	67	48	10	4	7	11	4
3.	Jason Pominville (RW)	71	46	67	113	24	42	10	6	6	12	0	-4
4.	Marc-André Bergeron (D)	69	42	59	101	185	47	10	4	11	15	24	-1
5.	Jonathan Bellemare (C)	71	34	61	95	91	52	8	3	11	14	18	-2
6.	Jean-François Dufort (LW)	46	21	32	53	194	17	10	3	3	6	18	0
7.	Jean-François David (D)	65	14	38	52	160	26	10	2	4	6	14	2
8.	Anthony Quessy (C)	65	20	30	50	267	19	10	4	6	10	36	4
9.	David Chicoine (LW)	72	14	35	49	168	39	10	2	1	3	14	-1
10.	Yannick Noiseux (LW)	62	18	21	39	86	21	10	2	0	2	4
11.	Zbynek Michalek (D)	69	10	29	39	52	41	3	0	0	0	0	2
12.	Gilbert Lefrançois (C)	72	11	24	35	103	2	10	0	2	2	14
13.	Alexandre Burrows (RW/LW)	63	16	14	30	105	26	10	2	1	3	8
14.	Kevin Bergin (D/F)	56	5	17	22	168	20	10	0	0	0	0	-2
15.	Denis Desmarais (D)	68	4	13	17	160	51	10	0	2	2	18	2
16.	Jimmy Cuddihy (C)	61	5	11	16	46	4
17.	Mathieu Payette (LW)	57	3	8	11	86	-
18.	François Gagnon (LW)	44	5	3	8	24	0	4	0	0	0	2
19.	Jonathan Lessard (RW)	65	2	5	7	208	18	10	0	3	3	16
20.	Trevor Ettinger (D)	28	1	5	6	122	8	10	0	1	1	14
21.	Alexandre Blackburn (D)	44	1	1	2	179	18
22.	Paul-André Bourgoin (D)	4	0	1	1	0	2
23.	Patrick Bolduc (D)	6	0	1	1	6	2
24.	Connor McGuire (D)	2	0	0	0	0	1
25.	Justin Roy (LW)	10	0	0	0	19	1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
QMJHL
1.	Frédéric Cloutier (G)	58	2.50	.901	42	8	2	6	3270:09	1243	9	3.08	.887
2.	Olivier Michaud (G)	21	2.95	.882	12	4	4	1	1096:28	403	3	2.41	.912
3.	Patrick Desaulniers (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2000-2001 Shawinigan Cataractes Staff

Head CoachDenis Francoeur
Asst. CoachBenoît Groulx
Goaltending CoachGilles Lefebvre

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2000-2001 Shawinigan Cataractes Demographics

Shawinigan Cataractes Facts

Plays in: Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Gold
Town: Shawinigan, QC, CAN Map
Founded: 1969

2000-2001 Shawinigan Cataractes Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
2 players

Experience

Shawinigan Cataractes: 2 298 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Centre Gervais Auto
Location: Shawinigan, QC, CAN
Capacity: 5 195
Construction Year: 2008

Shawinigan Cataractes Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/15/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Shawinigan Cataractes	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	2 - 4	QMJHL
04/14/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Shawinigan Cataractes	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	2 - 3	QMJHL
04/11/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Shawinigan Cataractes	6 - 5 (OT 62:20)	QMJHL
04/10/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Shawinigan Cataractes	8 - 3	QMJHL
04/07/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Shawinigan Cataractes	Sherbrooke Phoenix	6 - 1	QMJHL

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Shawinigan Cataractes History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	QMJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	QMJHL	64	35	23	-	-	6	253	214	76	1.19	4	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	QMJHL	64	38	18	-	-	8	253	190	84	1.31	2	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	QMJHL	68	30	34	-	-	4	195	215	64	0.94	4	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	QMJHL	68	29	34	-	-	5	209	236	63	0.93	3	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	QMJHL	68	40	24	-	-	4	235	190	84	1.24	2	Champion
2020-2021	QMJHL	34	21	10	-	-	3	125	109	45	1.32	2	Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020	QMJHL	63	29	32	-	-	2	227	245	60	0.95	4	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	QMJHL	68	14	49	-	-	5	188	347	33	0.49	4	First round loss
2017-2018	QMJHL	68	16	45	-	-	7	183	298	39	0.57	6	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	QMJHL	68	42	20	-	-	6	258	184	90	1.32	1	First round loss
2015-2016	QMJHL	68	44	19	-	-	5	281	220	93	1.37	1	Final loss
2014-2015	QMJHL	68	39	26	-	-	3	259	214	81	1.19	3	First round loss
2013-2014	QMJHL	68	20	39	-	-	9	163	251	49	0.72	6	First round loss
2012-2013	QMJHL	68	15	46	-	-	7	154	284	37	0.54	6	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	QMJHL	68	45	16	-	-	7	274	179	97	1.43	1	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	QMJHL	68	42	23	-	-	2	250	202	87	1.28	4	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	QMJHL	68	31	29	-	-	8	217	240	70	1.03	10	First round loss
2008-2009	QMJHL	68	51	14	-	-	3	308	183	105	1.54	2	Final loss
2007-2008	QMJHL	70	33	33	-	-	4	226	241	70	1	12	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	QMJHL	70	25	39	-	-	6	228	301	56	0.8	16	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	QMJHL	70	37	28	-	-	5	285	278	79	1.13	10	Conference SF loss
2004-2005	QMJHL	70	31	25	12	-	2	199	188	76	1.09	7	First round loss
2003-2004	QMJHL	70	39	21	4	-	6	259	215	88	1.26	5	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	QMJHL	72	25	35	8	-	4	209	249	62	0.86	12	Conference SF loss
2001-2002	QMJHL	72	43	21	5	-	3	288	200	94	1.31	2	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	QMJHL	72	54	10	6	-	2	375	192	116	1.61	1	Conference Final loss
1999-2000	QMJHL	72	37	25	5	-	5	295	257	84	1.17	6	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	QMJHL	70	44	22	4	-	-	275	212	92	1.31	3	Conference SF loss
1997-1998	QMJHL	70	40	24	6	-	-	262	217	86	1.23	4	Conference QF loss

Shawinigan Cataractes Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	0	10	10	6	2	2	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	10	10	2	0.67	4	Champion
1984-1985	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	14	7	4	1.33	1	Final loss

Shawinigan Cataractes Retired Numbers

Shawinigan Cataractes Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Valentin Nussbaumer (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	2	1	1	2	0
2.	Giovanni Fiore (F)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	2	1	1	2	2
3.	Nick Petersen (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	Champions HL	2	1	1	2	2
4.	Maxim Trépanier (F)	2026-2027	Odense Bulldogs	Metal Ligaen	3	1	1	2	0
5.	Yannik Ponzetto (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	1	0	2	2	0
6.	Ilya Zinovyev (F)	2026-2027	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	VHL	2	1	0	1	0
7.	Denis Yan (F)	2026-2027	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	2	1	0	1	0
8.	Tommy Giroux (F)	2026-2027	Bordeaux	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0
9.	Pierre-Olivier Morin (F)	2026-2027	Bordeaux	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0
10.	Jan Drozg (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.25
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	18.85
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.78
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	18.83

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	276	187	408	595
2.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	270	281	299	580
3.	Sergio Momesso (F)	202	125	220	345
4.	Dominic Forget (F)	208	120	222	342
5.	Jean-Philippe Paré (F)	335	128	212	340

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	270	281	299	580
2.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	276	187	408	595
3.	Alain Savage (F)	270	160	153	313
4.	Denis Paul (F)	250	147	168	315
5.	Steve Cadieux (F)	120	138	152	290

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	276	187	408	595
2.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	270	281	299	580
3.	Dominic Forget (F)	208	120	222	342
4.	Sergio Momesso (F)	202	125	220	345
5.	Jean-Philippe Paré (F)	335	128	212	340

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Stéphane Carrier (D)	267	16	100	911
2.	Jason Hamilton (D)	188	7	27	885
3.	Dave Morissette (F)	196	26	72	789
4.	Steeve Massé (F)	176	24	66	781
5.	Michel Côté (F)	193	91	197	653

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jean-Philippe Paré (F)	335	128	212	340
2.	Gabriel Lemieux (D)	320	20	76	96
3.	Alexis D'Aoust (F)	299	113	128	241
4.	Danick Bouchard (F)	292	114	83	197
5.	Jordan Tourigny (D)	291	38	138	176

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Steve Cadieux (F)	120	138	290	2.42
2.	Radim Vrbata (F)	55	56	120	2.18
3.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	276	187	595	2.16
4.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	270	281	580	2.15
5.	Marc Damphousse (F)	103	78	201	1.95

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	1987-1988	70	64	200
2.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	1987-1988	67	94	188
3.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	1986-1987	69	57	179
4.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	1986-1987	65	77	167
5.	Steve Cadieux (F)	1989-1990	67	73	163

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	1987-1988	67	94	188
2.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	1986-1987	65	77	167
3.	Steve Cadieux (F)	1989-1990	67	73	163
4.	Stéphan Lebeau (F)	1985-1986	72	69	146
5.	Pierre Rioux (F)	1981-1982	57	66	152

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	1987-1988	70	136	200
2.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	1986-1987	69	122	179
3.	Jean-François Quintin (F)	1988-1989	69	100	152
4.	Patrick Carignan (F)	1994-1995	71	100	137
5.	Patrice Lefebvre (F)	1985-1986	69	98	136

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jason Hamilton (D)	1997-1998	59	11	358
2.	Stéphane Carrier (D)	1988-1989	69	36	354
3.	Martin Lamarche (F)	1994-1995	58	49	353
4.	Stéphane Carrier (D)	1987-1988	67	37	338
5.	Samuel Duplain (F)	1999-2000	42	2	338

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent QMJHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#4	Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux (F)	10/27/2010	L'Assomption, QC, CAN	6'3"	181 lbs
1	#6	Julien Bergeron (F)	04/12/2010	Chateauguay, QC, CAN	6'0"	187 lbs
2	#19	Eliot Faucher (D)	02/18/2010	Drummondville, QC, CAN	6'0"	170 lbs
2	#22	Émile Guévin (F)	12/16/2010	Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, QC, CAN	5'7"	134 lbs
2	#27	Simon-Olivier Guérard (G)	01/28/2010	L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN	6'2"	168 lbs
4	#63	Alexandre Deschamps (D)	08/10/2010	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	187 lbs
4	#71	Eric Hanley (F)	12/01/2010	Windsor, NS, CAN	6'2"	170 lbs
6	#102	Alexander Guo (D)	05/05/2010	Weston, MA, USA	5'11"	176 lbs
7	#120	Azarie Jean (D)	12/01/2010	Terrebonne, QC, CAN	5'9"	161 lbs
8	#138	Alexy Côté (F)	11/08/2010	Beauport, QC, CAN	5'10"	146 lbs
10	#174	Éli Lachance (F)	04/14/2010	Shawinigan, QC, CAN	5'4"	143 lbs
11	#192	Brayden White (F)	02/16/2009	Cumberland, RI, USA	6'0"	181 lbs
2025
1	#15	Frédéric Bergeron (F)	04/15/2009	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	6'1"	170 lbs
2	#35	Malik Desrochers (F)	06/01/2009	St-Jude, QC, CAN	5'8"	161 lbs
3	#41	Yoan Carrier (D)	04/06/2009	Granby, QC, CAN	6'1"	190 lbs
3	#51	Nathan Ouellet (F)	02/27/2009	La Malbaie, QC, CAN	5'11"	163 lbs
4	#71	Simon Chartier (F)	10/03/2009	Mirabel, QC, CAN	5'11"	209 lbs
5	#82	Benjamin Corso (D)	03/28/2009	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#86	Louis-Émile Dumais (F)	05/19/2009	Lac-Beauport, QC, CAN	5'10"	165 lbs
5	#89	Dax Robichaud (G)	03/31/2009	New Maryland, NB, CAN	6'3"	181 lbs
6	#98	Cédrik Goyèche (F)	11/11/2009	Shawinigan, QC, CAN	5'5"	119 lbs
6	#106	Kamden Jackson (G)	03/04/2009	Manchester, NH, USA	6'1"	190 lbs
6	#107	Isaak Berube (D)	06/20/2009	Moncton, NB, CAN	6'1"	181 lbs
9	#149	Justin Cloutier (D)	12/13/2009	St-Georges-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	5'8"	165 lbs
10	#179	Nathan Kydd (F)	09/25/2009	Bedford, NS, CAN	5'9"	141 lbs
11	#197	Hayden Gagnon (D)	05/30/2009	Saint-Paul, QC, CAN	5'8"	161 lbs
12	#215	Jesse Satov (G)	03/10/2009	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CAN	5'11"	150 lbs
2024
1	#3	Chad Lygitsakos (F)	01/21/2008	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	5'8"	174 lbs
1	#15	Louis-Félix Gagnon (D)	01/14/2008	Baie-Saint-Paul, QC, CAN	6'0"	192 lbs
2	#35	Jean-Samuel Daigneault (D)	02/15/2008	Saint-Michel, QC, CAN	6'3"	194 lbs
3	#47	Dylan Laframboise (F)	08/30/2008	Mont-Tremblant, QC, CAN	6'3"	181 lbs
4	#62	Jérémy Loranger (F)	06/15/2007	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	5'9"	161 lbs
4	#66	Émil Leroux (F)	01/13/2008	Mirabel, QC, CAN	6'0"	185 lbs
5	#80	Anthony Dontigny (F)	03/25/2008	Shawinigan, QC, CAN	5'10"	161 lbs
6	#103	Lorenzo Medeiros (G)	03/22/2008	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, CAN	6'1"	181 lbs
8	#134	Antoine Cormier (D)	06/19/2008	Québec, QC, CAN	5'8"	181 lbs
9	#152	Ian Lovett (F)	09/02/2008	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'7"	157 lbs
10	#170	Anthony Nadeau-Arseneau (F)	07/15/2008	L'Étang-du-Nord, QC, CAN	6'1"	181 lbs
11	#188	Alexis Gagné (F)	06/12/2008	Thetford Mines, QC, CAN	5'9"	172 lbs
12	#206	Luca Scartozzi (F)	09/14/2007	St-Hubert, QC, CAN	6'3"	194 lbs
13	#224	Maxime Poirier (F)	01/26/2008	Québec, QC, CAN	5'11"	172 lbs
14	#242	Justin Bouchard (D)	05/17/2008	Pont-Rouge, QC, CAN	5'9"	163 lbs

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